EPISODE · Jan 18, 2023 · 3 MIN
Banning Sliced Bread Was Not The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1943, the US government tried to help the war effort in a way that did NOT go over well. They tried to halt the sales of sliced bread. Plus: for Winnie the Pooh Day, a reminder that there is a world championship for a game from the books known as Poohsticks. Pre-Sliced Bread Was Once Banned in the United States (Today I Found Out) Witney's World Poohsticks Championships mark 35 years (BBC) Our Patreon backers are the best things since sliced bread
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Today in 1943, the US government tried to help the war effort in a way that did NOT go over well. They tried to halt the sales of sliced bread. Plus: for Winnie the Pooh Day, a reminder that there is a world championship for a game from the books known as Poohsticks. Pre-Sliced Bread Was Once Banned in the United States (Today I Found Out) Witney's World Poohsticks Championships mark 35 years (BBC) Our Patreon backers are the best things since sliced bread
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